Menahan Street Band
Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, John Zorn, Juliana Barwick & more playing "Other Music Forever" farewell party
The iconic NYC record store in going out in style.
Five Notable Hours of the Week (aka the new Grateful Dead tribute album)
This is a slower release week, and there’s one highly-anticipated release that’s five and a half hours long. In lieu of that, today “Five Notable Releases” becomes “Five Notable Hours.”
Greek singer Monika releasing 'Secret in the Dark' via Other Music (listen), playing Baby's All Right in October
Greek singer Monika was already a star in her native country when she visited NYC a couple years ago. A fan of Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse, she visited Daptone Records’ Brooklyn HQ, knocked on the front door and ended up playing demos for the Dap Kings’ Homer Steinweiss…
Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley & more playing 3-night Daptone 'Super Soul Revue' at The Apollo for live LP
The Daptone label is throwing a three-day holiday party called the Super Soul Revue at NYC’s The Apollo on December 4,5 & 6 with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Charles Bradley playing all three nights…
Charles Bradley touring, playing free Williamsburg park show
Charles Bradley at Firefly 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Classic soul devotee Charles Bradley returned this year with his new album, VIctim of Love (out now via Daptone), and already did some touring which included a NYC show at the legendary Apollo Theatre…
tickets on sale for the Charles Bradley Apollo Theater show (plus, you can win a pair!); Daptone coming to SXSW
Charles Bradley at Firefly 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
As mentioned, soul singer Charles Bradley will release his new album, Victim of Love, on April 2 via Daptone Records, and is set to support it with a tour that hits NYC on May 16 at the Apollo Theater…
Catalpa Festival is ANOTHER new NYC fest on Randall's Island. Black Keys & Snoop Dogg & more playing
According to their website:The inaugural Catalpa Festival is coming to New York City on July 28th + 29th 2012 from 1pm to 11pm and is lining up to be the year’s most unique and original music and lifestyle event…
Charles Bradley played Fort Greene Park w/ Beans (pics), played Leno w/ Grace Potter & Sharon Jones (video)
I followed the music and ended up in the middle of the park, surprised that there weren’t too many people there- maybe a few hundred? He deserved a few thousand, at least…
Charles Bradley released a Neil Young cover, played the Echo (pics), playing a free Brooklyn show & other dates
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band are in the midst of a whirlwind West Coast tour that includes a date in Oakland on 5/6 which is the same night they’ll appear (again) on Carson Daly (they’ll be doing “Golden Rule”)…
new Syl Johnson & Lee Fields shows, Budos Band & Maceo Parker dates ++ free dance parties in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Syl Johnson supporting Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell’s (more by Andrew St. Clair)
Deep Groove soul singer Syl Johnson will return to the NYC stage to play a headlining date at The Bell House on June 24th…
